I highly doubt that a specific thing about this chart is by accident

EpicJ · 2012-11-10T07:47:12+00:00

Less men report abuse:

Statistics are compiled based on the people who report abuse:

data shows less men are abused:

Government gives greater support for female abuse victims:

There is less support available for men who are abused:

Men don't see any point in reporting their abuse:

Less men report abuse:

repeat.

Stephen_Morgan · 2012-11-10T07:21:39+00:00

Less men seek every kind of support, and obviously none seek support from a crisis centre because they can't.

AvgGuy101 · 2012-11-10T11:01:18+00:00

I'm not clear on how these statistics were compiled but it seems to me that it reflects a failure on the part of the system to reach out to male victims of abuse.

I'm not familiar with how these things are promoted in Canada but in the US the overwhelming amount of promotional material for services for victims of domestic abuse is geared to females. In fact, there are very few shelters that provide any assistance to male victims and if a male victim ever calls the police, there is a high probability that he is the one who will get arrested. If things are similar in Canada, then it is no wonder that few men seek help.

ElvisPrime · 2012-11-10T14:44:46+00:00

If a man DOES report an abuse, it often won't be considered as abuse, and as a manipulation. Because men can't be abused of course.

Men are likely not to report abuse as a result of this too. No one will believe you, and even if they do, you will be shamed as a man.

People don't realize that by constantly assuming and insisting that men can "Defend themselves better", that they are encouraging abuse. Can you imagine if people were to accuse a female rape victim that "She can defend herself, so it can't be true!", how horrible that would be? People have a hard enough time reporting abuse, but putting them on the defensive is pretty harsh.

Its sucks, but men have more hoops and hurdles to jump through to report, and be heard in these situations, from a victims perspective.

Title	I highly doubt that a specific thing about this chart is by accident
Author	TheRedBarrage
Upvotes	32
Comments	11
Date	November 10, 2012 5:45 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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